remedial grouting. He has been involved in the design of driven and drilled pile foundations, sheetpile cofferdams, deep soil mixing, permeation grouting, jet grouting, chemical grouting, and underpinning. Graham Brent will step down as CEO of the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operator s (NCCCO) effective July 1, 2019, to take up leadership of the recently formed NCCCO Foundation. Brent, who has led the nonprofit certification body virtually since the inception of NCCCO certification programs in 1996, will be succeeded as CEO by NCCCO board member and immediate pas t pres ident , Thom Sicklesteel. Sicklesteel is currently general manager of Leavitt Cranes. As executive director and, later, CEO of NCCCO, Brent has overseen a 30-fold increase in candidate volume, steering the fledgling organization over the past two decades into a market leader that now offers 27 credentials in 12 major certifica- tion programs. Since testing began, NCCCO has administered over 1.2 million written and practical examinations and issued more than 425,000 ANSI-accredited and OSHA-compliant certifications. CZM Foundation Equip- ment announced in Jan- uary the appointment of Pa t r i ck Wa t s on a s logistics and after sales coordinator. His responsi- bilities include conducting transportation, delivery and setup of new and rental machines, support of after sales, including parts, service plans, repairs and service sales. Watson has been with CZM for six years and was previously a field technician. Jeffrey Machine announces the appointment of Jason Hopper as an outside sales representative. Hopper will work in all aspects of sales including business development and attending industry meetings and events. He has been part of the steel business for 22 years in 114 • DEEP FOUNDATIONS • MAR/APR 2019 manufacturing, service and fabrication sales. He has a B.A. from The University of Alabama with a focus on marketing. Eva Hartmann, GPHR, SHRM- SCP, j o i n e d Schnabel Engineering as director of human re- sources to help drive the company’s employer brand and employee engagement initi- atives and to advance and develop existing and new HR services. Hartmann will be a key member of the company’s leadership team, reporting directly to Walt Rabe, CEO. Prior to joining Schnabel, Hartmann founded Trellis, a human resources consulting and staffing firm. Hartmann serves on the Board of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) of Richmond, Va., and is an adjunct instructor at the University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business. Hartmann received an M.B.A at the College of William and Mary and a B.A. from the University of Virginia. Schnabel Engineering’s commitment to the Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) continues, as three employees will serve in key leadership positions in the Mid- Atlantic region (MAR). Mary Anderson, F.SAME, was elected as board president; Sherry Miller will be an executive member of the board of directors and serve as secretary; and Muriel Rodriguez-Franqui will be chair of the DBIA Central Virginia Chapter Membership Committee. Anderson, a 30-year industry veteran, senior associate and senior vice president at Schnabel, leads business development efforts for the firm’s federal government market. Anderson also s e r ved in nume rous leadership roles with the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), including regional vice president for MAR and post president for the Northern Virginia Post. Miller has been office manager since 2001 of Schnabel Engineering’s Sterling, Va., office. Miller maintains the chapter’s formal documentation, prepares and issues minutes, and maintains documentation of board and chapter meetings and other events, including approved decisions and actions. Rodriguez-Franqui is an associate and vice pres- ident at Schnabel Engi- neering and works to recruit new members and retain existing members of the chapter. A key business development professional for Schnabel since 1988, Rodriguez-Franqui has held numerous leadership and committee positions with industry organizations. The Engineers’ Club of Philadelphia announced that John J. Peirce, P.E., D.GE, founder and prin- cipal of Peirce Engineering, has been elected as the 2019 Delaware Valley Engineer of the Year. This distinguished award recognizes a standout local engineer who emulates the qualities and talents that define professional excellence, civic duty, society leadership, and community stewardship. Peirce has over 45 years of design-build, civil, geo- structural and construction engineering experience for building, highway, bridge and marine projects. Peirce earned his B.S. in soil mechanics and a master’s degree in geotechnical engineering from Drexel University. Peirce has held several membership and board positions, earned honors and served as an advisor for a variety of organizations including ASCE, Academy of Geo-Professionals, American Society of Highway Engineers, The Moles, ADSC and PDCA. Peirce serves as an adjunct professor at Villanova University’s college of civil and environmental engineering. Bay Shore Systems announced the addition of four new business development/sales team members to serve the domestic and international markets. Matthew Bratton, Greg Carey, Glenn Leighton and Paul McIntyre support Bay Shore’s strategic direction, strengthening customer relation- ships as well as expanding its global sales support coverage. Bratton is territory manager with 25 years of experience in increasing market
